The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

Another game of chess was over, and the emperor signaled a young eunuch to rearrange the chessboard and put the black and white pieces back into the chess box.

The emperor obviously had no intention of stopping playing chess, and there was a hint of joy on his face.

Ye Xiaohan had no time to compete with the emperor in chess skills, and he would deliberately lose a piece every time. However, the emperor could not see through Ye Xiaohan's restrained skills and thought that his chess skills had greatly improved.

Ye Xiaohan glanced at the emperor who was drinking tea. It seemed that no matter how much he won or lost today, the emperor would not easily end the game of chess. The reason why the emperor summoned him to the palace must be to inquire about his and Ye Wangfu's situation.

In addition, the emperor may have other intentions that concern him and Yun Mujiu...

The emperor put down his teacup and asked casually, "Have you heard of the recent rumors in the capital?"

Everyone with a discerning eye knew that the emperor was talking about the various major events that were widely circulated in the capital, such as four rich young men who fell ill for no reason and were seriously injured; the prince was suspected of offending the Ninth Layer and was seriously injured; the daughter of a minister was robbed while traveling at night.

"I don't know much about it." Ye Xiaohan replied indifferently.

"Oh?" The emperor raised his eyebrows.

"I seldom go out and have no time to take care of things in the outside world." Ye Xiaohan said indifferently.

The emperor was half-believing and half-doubting, thinking of the report from the spies who were ambushing on the street in front of the Ye Mansion: King Ye and Princess Ye had not left the mansion for many days.

In addition, the spies in the Night King’s Palace did not send back any new information.

The emperor changed his mind and began to believe Ye Xiaohan's words. Ye Xiaohan was disabled and his military power was taken away by him. How powerful could he be?

"I have always been concerned about your health. Today is the best day to do it. I summon you to the palace. Now is a good time to let Doctor Shi take your pulse."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ye Xiaohan did not refuse and responded lightly.

The emperor felt more at ease. Ye Xiaohan's face showed no emotion, so he was probably not afraid of being examined by the imperial physician Shi. The reason why Ye Xiaohan was not afraid of being examined by the imperial physician was probably because his body had not undergone any new changes for the better.

Doctor Shi knelt down to pay his respects to Ye Xiaohan, then immediately stepped forward to take his pulse.

Then, he shrank his head and asked again: "Night King, can I check your legs?" He was afraid that the Night King would be angry! But after all, it was the emperor who ordered him to touch the Night King's legs.

"Sure." Ye Xiaohan said without saying a word.

The emperor's eyes moved slightly, and he looked at Doctor Shi quietly.

Doctor Shi knelt directly beside Ye Xiaohan and quickly pressed on Ye Xiaohan's legs a few times.

After just a few breaths, Doctor Shi immediately withdrew his hand, not daring to touch the Night King's legs too much.

Doctor Shi looked bitter: "Your Majesty, Prince Ye, the prince's health is the same as before, the remaining poison has not been cleared, his body is weak, and his legs...his legs are also inconvenient."

The emperor's eyes lit up, and when he saw Ye Xiaohan's cold face, he quickly said some comforting words.

Ye Xiaohan lowered his eyes slightly and occasionally responded with a "hmm".

So what if Doctor Shi knows medical skills? He not only knows a little bit of medical skills, he also knows martial arts. By using his internal energy to suppress his body, he can mislead others in the results of his pulse diagnosis.

Not long ago, he left Eunuch Li and others and turned to enter the Ye Mansion. Yun Mujiu left in a carriage, but then sent Yingliu back, saying that he would give him some pills that would temporarily disrupt his physical constitution.

He used his internal energy to press acupoints on his body and took pills. It was a foolproof plan. No matter how powerful the doctor the emperor sent was, he could not find out his true physical condition.

The emperor and Ye Xiaohan started playing chess again. During the game, the emperor also chatted with Ye Xiaohan about some important matters in the court. Most of them were daily government affairs, which were not important enough to summon the regent for discussion.

But the reason the emperor summoned Ye Xiaohan into the palace in the first place was "to discuss matters", so of course the emperor had to make up for his lie now.

The emperor is suspicious by nature, and is especially wary of the Night King.

While the two were discussing matters, the emperor did not forget to occasionally mention some important events in the capital, trying to find out how much information Ye Xiaohan had obtained.

But Ye Xiaohan mostly listened calmly, occasionally even uttering a slightly raised "oh"? It was as if he knew nothing. If the emperor hadn't mentioned these things, he wouldn't have known so many details.

Wei Song stood aside silently, laughing in his heart. The prince's acting skills were as good as the princess'! If he didn't know what the prince had done personally, he would probably have been fooled by the prince's superb acting skills.

At the same time, the Queen also heard what happened at the door of the Princess's residence.

The queen smiled faintly: "Princess Gaoyang never wanted to be quiet, but she never expected to run into such a tough person like Princess Ye."

Nanny Pei nodded, "My Queen, will it be dangerous for Princess Ye to attend the tea party?"

"I estimate that the Emperor, Prime Minister Yun, and Gao Yang all have certain plans for Yun Mujiu." The Queen's words were vague, implying that the tea party might not be as simple as it appeared.

The Queen glanced at a guard and asked, "How is the investigation into the attack on the prince's four friends going? And why were the prince's other friends assassinated at night?"

Two days after the night of the Crown Prince's accident, people from both the Emperor and the Empress noticed that some young men in the capital were assassinated at home. There was no trace of the scene left in their homes.

How could it be such a coincidence? On the night when the prince got into trouble, his other friends also got into trouble? But the prince was seriously injured by the Netherworld Nine, so who killed the others?

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I am still investigating." The guard replied in panic.

"Hmph! Keep checking!" The Queen looked at another guard, "How's the prince doing?"

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince is in better spirits today."

The queen said "hmm" coldly, without any concern on her face.

"If the prince has no problem, let him proceed as planned!"

Nanny Pei was worried: "Madam, given the Crown Prince's current physical condition, can he really go out?"

The Queen sneered: "If you don't die, you can go out..."

"I expect there will be something interesting to watch today..."

While the Queen was thinking about the banquet, Ye Chufeng was also concerned about the progress of the banquet.

“Princess Gaoyang is so arrogant? Yun Mujiu just arrived at the princess’s mansion and Princess Gaoyang wants to embarrass her?” Ye Chufeng’s voice couldn’t be colder.

In terms of seniority, Ye Chufeng should call Princess Gaoyang "Imperial Aunt". However, he was not familiar with Princess Gaoyang, so he followed most people and called her Princess Gaoyang.

"Replying to the Seventh Prince, this is the information I received." Cang Feng nodded and continued to report: "In addition, our people heard a strange sound of piano outside the wall of Princess Gaoyang's residence."

Ye Chufeng raised his eyebrows: "The sound of the piano? I remember Yun Mujiu played a piece of music at the envoy's banquet. I guess Gao Yang and the others want to target Yun Mujiu again this time."

Then he instructed Cang Feng: "Didn't we send someone to ambush inside Princess Gaoyang's residence? Ask him to pay close attention to Yun Mujiu's movements."

"Yes, I have already told him to pay attention to Princess Ye's safety. But Seventh Prince, the seats for men and women are separated at the beginning of the banquet, so it is inevitable that there will be things that are not noticed." Cang Feng was reminding them that they could not provide perfect protection.

After all, they were sending people to sneak into Princess Gaoyang's residence, so they naturally had to be extremely careful, lest they be discovered by the people in the princess's residence.